Refuse-depository.



I'. EHRHARDT. REFUSE DBPOSITORY.

APPLICATION FILED 00114, 1913.

'Patented Sept. 8, 1914.

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llllf Nmelus PETERS 1:0.. PHoTo-Llrno.. WASHINGTON, D, f

F. EHRHARDT,v REFUSE DEPOSITORY.

APPLICATION FILED 0GT.14.191'3. 1,109,91 1. 4Patented sept.8,.1914.

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IHE MORRIS r-LlERS C0.4 PHoTo-LlrHu.. WASHINUYUN, n (t efe. amp or te@io, and use aaneen yvwith said upper ends of said rack-members 7 areoutwardly extendingarins l1 which are turned upwardly attheirfree `endsto pro-v vide ,vertical bracket-members '12. Pivotally mountedbetweentheupper ends of said bracket-memberslQ, Vvso *as to swingthere?,y between, is a refuse-receptacle `13, the saine being lmountedonv the journal-studs 14 seji cured iin the free .endsof saidbracket-membgbers 12. Connected with the upper 4inarginall edge ofl thegrniou'tfhw lof! Sla-id `refuse-receptacle 13. is r1anoutwardlyexten'ding flange l 15,"which,when:saiiclireiuse-receptacie isin its vrnormal; lowered position, nesting within the upper portionrofisalld f1n-a`in#foas1ng:4, fengagesy and rests' fupon Lthernarginaledge' of the `mouth*of` said main acasing. Pivotally connected withthe"outer4 ongitudinallliedge ofsaid refuse-receptacle ynieansjof anysuitable hingesoonnection 16,1is a never-"inember.r `17, `whichwhenfclosedveitends over the mouth of said receptacle, ands serves notlvonly y to protect Lthe contents offsaid receptacle 25.,` y forlnojth'esteppingestone or carriage-block rom the atmosphere, but also as the`-p'latwhich said 4receptacle `prmfidesl whenl ,low-

'eredi-nto nesting relrationwithsaid main casingrll. "Connected with theside of said so @if across` the fsame,"aclj acent to eachend thereof,

cover-member 17," and ,extending @laterally arefvertical flanges `18which when the cover` i uni-einher is elosedfqextend into the mouth"tjlfie `said ver-tical anges* servefwi'll be nien- 1 tioned moreparticularlyhereafter. Located i u :adjacent'tooneyendoi''saidn-iain-casing11,; andhavingiitsFlower,blend` sunk into the"ground along slideoljsaid `main casingis a hollow 'post-rneinberl T19. i"Journaled `in 'the fpendlwalls of said 'main 'casing 4,1so lastoeirtendbeneat'hfsaid partitionwmeniber 5 is a A shai't729.' Fixed uponsaid shaft' 20" are spun gears L21 which', enteridingl through" open-yings A "22 `provided 'in nsaid guide-members 6, nieslh operatively.'with the teeth loi' said rack-@f members?. @ner-end `toi? lsaid shat leX-f tends into and througihthe lower fend offsaid post-member 19,`andsecured upon 'that por-H tionofsaidfshaftV20, t*located wifthin thein'- 3 yterior of'saidpostrrrenrberl9,isfa sprocket wheel ofufmal'ed theIupper-end of j saidfpostmaeinber19,1so1ias tto extend .transyverselygthroufgfhthe `interior thereof, pareil- V flel Stojsai-d"sh-"atti229, awdrving-shatt .24.

Fixed" upon lsaid driving-fshafti 241] is va T Running over 'saidextends `ou-twardly through [the wall of said postmember 119," and is'kvprovided zat such eX- Ateriorly presented fiend `fwith a Isquaredlend27, adapted to free'eivethe'gsooketetill'hub Q8 'off la removablecralrkorf 'handlemeinber '29.,

which when solattached to said driving-shaftp` f. z serves to` transmitrotary movement thereto. Also Vlixed'upon said driv'ingshaft 24 is abrake-wheel or 4disk 80. Anchoredf upon a stud 31, extending inwardlyfrom one `side wall of said post-member 19., is one endy 17o if" ofabrakeband 32 which encircles or" enibmcesf'sad lotoake'Wheel or diskso. Them. other end of said brake-band32 is secured to o,

a hand-lever 33, `which ispivotally mounted or .ff-ulcrunied uponsaidstudrl, and which projects outwardly through a suitable open? ing811 provided in ,thestront-wallet; .saidf post-member'19, so yas to,eXteriorly `present the hand-grip portion 35' of said hand-lever` l33.@ne marginalcdge of said opening "Ba" i* is provided with a plurality ofnotches .011

ratchet-like stopfportions 36 with which said hand-lever 33 :may beselectively engageclto; i' V hold said* bralrefb-andin braking or binde;

ingengagenient with said*bralreewheel.` or disk 80all for purposestobesubsequently f1 set forth.

desirable vform of ornamental or fanciful The upper exterior end ofcsaidl post-memberv 19 may be provided with any; .L

headior top `37, to which may be secured.- a ring 38, or other 4suitabledevice, to, ,proe

vide means to tie to, when said post-member y 19 serves as a tie orhitching-post.`

i The use .and

operation of the device now to be explained.y Normally the rei'use-`receptacle l'ismaintained in its lowered position, and nestedwifthinsaid inain casaV i ing 4. Ashes, refuse, dirt, etc., maybe carj fr1edthereto,zand by raising the cover-1neni-k berl 17, depositedtherein. The cover-inem,-

-ber 17 isthen closed, thereby protecting the contentsofffsaidretusereceptacle from the sun, etc.,l `and preventing the sanieirom`'being blown" about bywind, while awaiting the fco1ningiof` the,reliuseycollector.` l/Vhenfzg' the refuse collector larrives withhiswagon,

tofcollfect therefuse, and.; desires to empty" l said refuse-receptacle,he ydrives up withhis wagon along the icurb., andbeing possessed of iadetachable or portable, crank or handle# member 29, he connects thesaine upon the y H drivingsshat y 24:.. .,Thei drivngeshait x24: is

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refuseicolllectors wagon. Said refuse-recelo!" tacle provid-:ed` with Aaspring-latch member i, "z

39, having adepressed portion a() whichen-j` 4 gages one of .saidbracket-members ,-12 .1 fto, 1`

maintain :said refuse-.receptacle y13, normally, 1,30

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against swinging on its pivotalfconi'iection"A with,saidzbracketsmembersj 12 durnggtsjele# e Nation, lOi course, litwill be'understood that-'said spring-latchy member 39 'may-be vinade in variousforms, or a manuallyioper- 'atedlock means may besubstituted therefor,hence, Ijdo notflimilt` myselfto thefe'Xact'll ormshown in fthedrawingsl When'said y i, 2.1 refuseieceptacle-g lfh'asbeen?iaisdiofvthe' desired elevation itis o maintained or heldin such position by`drawingfthe brakei v`*band*325i1'1 braking 'or binding relation to the'brake-wheel ordisk Ofbyf'operating thel ,y sainevwithsaidhancl-lever'33.- lVhenf thus secured in elevated rposition, Athe'refuse-.re-"y cepta'cle' is ready to bei dumped-or emptied.-

The refusel collector thereupon opens said coverfmember 17, and' swingsorfover-turns l the refuse-receptacle on its pivots. The free Hedgefofsaidl-co'ver-menlber would'fthen restl onv theside of the wa-gon, andthe contents ofthe .refuse-receptacleiwould flow over said i cover" andbe 'jprecipitated ,l into thef said l wagorif.- In this manner, itTwilly be evident,

the said vcover-inennber'5171sA made ;to vserve 'l thepurposes ofa"f^chute,"fandconsequently f j the vertical sidetlangelS,upon'thefinner-side A ofs'ai'd-cover-member:now serve as the"sides ,4 o'said cliiite,a1`1" l therebyproperlynguidev the.outward `flow,ofv 'said' refuse fromthje. 1j lreceptacle 13,' andprevents any'of therefuse Ifro-rnfallinginto-the street or on the curb;

again nested' within said maincasingl'.

lOf course,itwillbe apparentfrom'an spection of r the fdrawings, o thatmy novel refuse depository, and its operatingglm'echanism, inclosed asltheyare injthei main cas- L *ing 4: and ipo'stmember.. 19, providetheadditional usefulness' ofza carriage-blockand, hitching-post,whichimay'beyy given any der:`

sired ornamental adorninent;l o

It will also bey clear that thepresenti in-V o vention provides a veryuseful depository Y for refuse,fwhich, ekvceptlduring the empty .ingoperations, is concealed itself and conceals its content'sf Furthermore-it cannotl be ythrown aboutil as the ,ordinary portable refuse cans,and' ythe like, may be, n or can it be `over-turned so las toscatter,inan unsightly and unsanitary manner, its contents about, since theremovable -handle or crank `aloney can operate the same. l

' I 'am awareklthatfs'ome changes maybe madein the arrangements and4combinations of the variousparts and devices of my novel refuse vdepository` 4without Adeparting from fthey scope of myl presentinvention as set 'glJlnff elevating o taoles a' main-casing adaptedjtobesunkin `,the ground, tubular guide-members extendforth.. intheforegoing description, 'and .as defined in Ythegclauses :of theclaims,which `areappended if to the`A said specification.

Hence 'I do'y not limit my present r invention `to "theexactarrang'ements and combinations of the various devices and partsasdescribe'd in the: foregoing" specification, nor'- do I, com nefmyself-to the-exactdetails 'ofy theeoni` the'.accompanyingdrawings, 'HQIclaim s ruction of the saidrparts 'aslillustrated in i means for reiiuserecep-l ing downwardly 1 fromthefbottom: of'v said main-casing,rack-members slidably "mount-"IT,A

edin saidfguidemembers, .means for pivotally supportingkarefuselreceptacle im con the lower:` portion of said maincasingbenectionj@with tlieupperjendsy of said rackmembers,v a transverse oshaft '3 ournaled "1nneathl said-refuse#receptacle, spur-.gears fixed Iupon'jsaid shaft, vsaid y guide-membersA being Vprovided .withL openingsthrough whichfsaid o' spur-gears'- project" to. mesh withv Vsaid ,rack-Umembers, power transmissionmechanlsm for membersV and-1 a hollow fpost-member; `adj a# eentto saidmain` casing in whichsaid powertransmission mechanism is concealed.

f2. ln.:elevating-l means "forv refuse .frecepthe ground, ltubularguide-members.extend? .ingdownwardlyvfrom the bottom :of said i"main-casing, rackmembers:'slidablymounttacles-amain-casing adapted-tobe sunkin' ed in/said'guide-membera `means for pivotv ally supporting a.refuse-receptaeleinconnection with thek upper1` ends f'o-i'vy saidrackmembers, a vtransverse shaft j ournaled in the f llowerfportionj ofsaid main-casing beneath 1 v ,said refuse-receptacle, Lspur-gears'fixedv upon saidshaft, said guide-members being' pro- Y vided '-,withopenings. through which said spurPgearsV-project to mesh'withy saidlrack, y 4

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members, power transmission Y mech anism` 'for' operatingV said shaft,spur-'gears and. rack-4 members and a ,v detachable .hand-crank Jfor eapplyingpower to said ,transmission meeh- ;anism'.4r v t 3. In, anelevating meansv for refuse recep tacles a main-casing adapted to be"sunk in f o y the ground, tubular guide-members eXtendingjdownwardlyfrom Ithe bottom yof said main-casing, rack-members vslidably mounted insaid guide-members, means yfor pivotally. supportingfa refuse-receptaclein, conneotion with'y the upper ends ofl said racklower portion' of saidmaincasing l beneath said refuse-receptacle, spurfgears Xed upon saidshaft, said vguide-membersY being pro-A vided with' '*openings'jthroughwhich said l'spur-gears project' yto mesh with said racki members,*powertransmission mechanism..y for 'operating said shaft,f spur-gearsl andvrack- AL20 i.

`members,'a transverse shaft journaled in the inenf'ibers,` adetachablehand-erank Yfor applyingpower to saidi,utranemission`mechanisna,` af .brake ineehanisni Jfor `looking said power,translnission Ameehanisin` to"v hold said refuse-receptacle in liftedpositionv while be?y fllgidumpeda El" y p t i l et In anelevatingfineans fonreuse-ne'cepf tacl'e's, 1 ay mainfcasingadapted `tel#he sunk in the ground; l tubular s guide-members extends ally;supportingwa greusereceptaele in connection withthelupper ends of saidraclr.v melnlaers,` ,a transverse isha-ft `j ournaled 'in the loweripo'rtion; of u said inairreasingV beneath said refuse-receptacle,`spursgears fixed upon said shaft,lsaidwgudedneinbers :being pro videdywith,openingenthrough 'which said spurfgears ,prog ect to l mesh withsaid 'rack- Inenuhers,` power transmissionxineehanisni for 1 operatingsai-d ,sha-3ft,` spur-gears and ,rackinl-said gudednembers, means for`pivotally y supporting a refuse-receptacleinfeonnection with the Yupperends of `said v raek-inembers, aftransversefshatajournaled in the lowerportion ofvrsaid fmain-casing beneath said refuse `-receptacle,spur-gears fixed upon said shaft,4 said `guide-meinhers fleeing"provided `with openingsuthrongh which said spur- Vgears proJeet toAlnesh with said rack-mein* `berswa" hollow-post-member mounted `in theground adjaeenttd said main-casing, one

Copies `oflthis. patent maybe obtained for ing downwardly fnon'athebottom of saidv main-casing, rack-members slidably. lnountrl i ed 1nsaid Sgmdeemembers,means for pivot-V this 4th' day .of

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end ,of said sha-ft extending throughfthef lower end of. saidpostfmember, andrivinig sha1-'tyj,mirnaled1in the upper end ofasaidHAvpestinernb`er, sproeket-wheels attaehedfrespeetiyelyl upon saidtransverse shaft .said driving shaft,"adrivngTehain running"TH oversaidSproeket-wheels,"and a detaehable handcrank adapted io-.beeonnectedwitone endof said driviug-shaftto apply power thereto- Y n i s, 1 y

.tt-ln an elevating means for refusefrecepj-k i f' itCleS alnagu--Casillgqadapted to he sunk the grounch-'tulnilar guilde-membersextend?` ingfdownwardly yfrom `the bottom ofsaid ally;supporting.alrefuseireeeptaele in oonlv u f neetion with the/upper. endsof said rack? members, a transverseshaft-fjonrnaled in the` 65 lowerportion of mainl-easingsV beneatha i said reuse-reoeptaele, spur-gearsyiXed upon said shaft., saidguidememhers being prg: vided with openingsthrough Which-said members, a hollowl post-member niountedgin f fthozground adjacent to said main-casing, one if end ,otsaid ,shaftextending throughL thef lowers/nd of said pest-linezrnber,` adriazjutgg;e` v .shaftljournaled in the upper end of saidypost-vlneinher,l sproeletivlreels attached;` Lre speetively upon ,saidtransverse shaft and oaer said sprocket-wheels,a-.detach able handi-yeranlfadapted 'to he connected with one fend of us-aid driying-.shaft toapply power therejf @il to, a brakefnieehanisin for locking `said powertransmission meehanisni tolhold said refuse y receptacle' :ineleyfat-edposition while being j dumped. In .testini set forth above I Vhavehereunto Gotebor, 1912 .k FRANK- EHRHARDT.. u

.set my hand Witnesses Y p y "Fnnors C.; Farmsum, Tanon WY. 'Faannrzlnn.

the flenimissioner of atents,`

sof l manfcasing, rackanembers elidebly mounts u ,i ,f Y. 85

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